A fake-wood placard denoting Mr. Kruger’s post as the top Democrat on the Finance Committee — a post of which he was stripped last week — had been ripped down from its perch next to his office door. Only some sticky residue remained.

Mr. Kruger was originally expected to address his fellow Democratic senators on Monday, presumably to apologize to them for the distraction brought by his charges last week. But several lawmakers indicated they would not attend the Democrats’ meeting if Mr. Kruger was present, and so he relented.

And later:

On the Senate floor, he had to figure out where he was supposed to sit. The loss of his committee rank also lost him a prominent place. Mr. Kruger instead slouched in a seat in the back. Most colleagues stayed away, although State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr., a Democrat from the Bronx, gave him a huge, gripping hug. Later, noticing Mr. Kruger sitting by himself, he invited him across the chamber and they chatted. A few others came to shake Mr. Kruger’s hand. But Mr. Kruger mostly sat in silence.